Serenay Moon
Episode 19: Dancing between the stars
©2001 Kitty Ocean
 

Kitt took the 2 tickets back. "Thank you mister." She politely answered and walked back to Zach. "Here they are Zach." She proudly said. "Two tickets to Serenay Moon! C'mon, let's go to our shuttle."

"Which shuttle?" Zach asked.

Frustrated, Kitt grabbed Zach and pulled him along. "I give up!" She screamed. "You are totally hopeless!"

"What have I done?" Zach whined.

Kitt dropped him. "Constantly, you forget the rules, you don't know what the Space Centre is and now you are telling me you don't know what the shuttle is for?!"

Zach crawled back up his feet and look in Kitt's eyes. "Well, excuse me that I'm not as smart as you." He replied. "Now tell me, is the shuttle for getting us to the Space Ship?" Kitt nodded. "And how long does the trip take? 5 days?"

"3." Kitt showed with her fingers.

Zach folded his arms. "Thank you, was that so hard?"

Both annoyed by each other, Zach and Kitt walked at a small shuttle. Kitt showed their tickets and stepped into the craft. Zach sat down next to her. He couldn't believe it. he was only 3 more days away from Serenay Moon!

 

On the Space Ship 'StarShine', Zach and Kitt walked to their cabin. Kitt jumped on the biggest bed of the room and claimed it to be hers.

Zach didn't pay attention to her and looked at the table. "Hey." He started. "There is a schedule here. There is a public holographic room here. Today the theme is 'Southern Picnic', tomorrow is 'Summer Beach' and the last day is 'Year 2000', with at the end a gala." He looked at Kitt. "Shall we go?"

"Now?" Kitt looked at her watch. "Mm, I'm not really in the mood for a picnic and the ship will leave in an hour. Why not stay here?"

Zach laid down the schedule. "Fine with me." He sat down on his bed and then stretched himself. Through his window he could see the stars. "Finally we are there." He sighed.

"We are not there yet." He heard Kitt answer. He looked aside. "I'm just glad that M&M and Derak can't follow us any more."

Zach agreed. Finally, he would be rid of those annoying kids.

 

The ship left earth and started to move through space. That night, Zach prepared himself for bed. He saw that Kitt had untied her hair and was walking to the big window. "Aren't you going to bed?" He asked.

"Nah." Kitt answered. "I think I'll stay up a while and look at the stars."

"Okay." Zach said and dove into his bed.

Kitt smiled, and then turned to the window again. "Tiamat...." She sighed.

 

The next morning, Zach woke up. He stretched himself and he saw the stars. Oh yeah, he remembered, he was on his way to Serenay Moon! Zach looked aside. He shot up! Kitt's bed was empty! And it seemed as if no-one had slept in it too! Zach looked around, and then spotted Kitt. She was till sitting at the window, but asleep.

Relieved, Zach sighed. He stood up and walked at her. Carefully, he lifted her and laid her in her bed. He put a blanket on her and decided to leave the room for a while. But first, he had to get dressed!

 

When Zach returned, Kitt was still asleep. He looked at his watch. Almost 10 a.m. Zach heard his stomach rumble. He walked at a machine. "Room service?" He asked. "I'd like to have breakfast for two at cabin 137 please."

Zach sat down at a table and walked at the small refrigerator. He saw a can of orange juice and a bottle of milk. He took 2 glasses. He filled one with orange juice and one with milk. At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

Zach opened the door. "Jeez, you are fast!" He smiled and took the tray. "Thank you." He walked at the table and started to prepare for breakfast. He put down the glasses and he divided the bread over 2 trays. The 2 eggs were placed next to it.

"Is it morning already?" He heard. He turned around. Kitt yawned and scratched herself. "I don't remember going to bed, but whatever...." She saw the breakfast. "Wow! Cool, you made breakfast!" She hurried to the table and sat down.

Zach sat also down and wanted to start, but Kitt suddenly pointed behind him. "Oh my god!" She screamed.

"What's wrong?" Zach exclaimed and turned around. There was nothing. When he turned back, he saw that Kitt had changed the glasses. Now he was stuck with the milk, while she quickly drank the orange juice. "Hey! Not fair!" He yelled. "I didn't want the milk!"

"Oh?" Kitt started. "You don't want milk?" She took the milk and drank it empty. Now Zach didn't have anything!

"Bon appetite!" Kitt laughed and started with her bread.

Zach folded his arms. "I'll never buy you something again!" He growled.

Kitt stopped eating. "What have you bought for me?"

Zach showed 2 tickets. "2 tickets to the PHR Summer Beach."

Kitt was astounded. "2 tickets for the Public Holographic Room?"

"Yup!"

Kitt jumped up. "Breakfast is over! Let's go!"

"But I'm hungry!" Zach whined.

Kitt sat down, irritated. "Fine, just be ready within 10 minutes."

 

At the PHR, Kitt learned Zach how to surf better and she showed some of her stunts too. Zach was amazed! She really knew how to surf.

Zach tried it again, but fell for a moment. He grabbed his surfboard and saw Kitt sitting on her board and laughing. Zach thought for a moment. 'Would she still remember what happened last time at the ocean?', he thought and saw it all happening again.

He snapped out of his daydream when he heard Kitt screaming. "Watch out!"

The wave crashed on Zach. Dizzy, he didn't knew where surface was any more, but then he felt a hand grabbing his and pulling him up. Coughing, he grabbed his surfboard.

"Thanks Kitt." He said.

Kitt smiled. "No problem. I think you have seen enough water, am I right?" Zach nodded. "Shall we go?"

"If you don't mind." Zach answered.

 

The next day, Kitt and Zach went to the PHR again. This time the theme was 'Year 2000'. Zach and Kitt looked for a calm place at a lake, but that turned out to be hard to find! However, after a while, they finally found a spot and sat down.

Zach looked in a little book. "Did you know that some people considered the year 2000 as a magical year?" He asked.

"Those people were crazy." Kitt replied.

"They also thought that in the year 2000, the world would come to its end."

Kitt lay down and looked at the lake. "Really wacko." Suddenly, she saw something and jumped up screaming! "Get it away from me!" She creamed.

"What?" Zach jumped up and looked around. "Get what away from you?"

"THAT thing!" Kitt pointed down.

Zach saw a little spider. "Wah? A spider?" He laughed. "You are afraid of spiders?" He laughed again.

"I like snails, frogs, turtles and even wolves, but I HATE spiders!" Kitt screamed again, while Zach laughed again. "Get it away from me!"

Suddenly, someone grabbed his shoulder and pulled him around. Before he could react, a fist hit his face.

"Hey!" He snapped. "Where did you do that for?"

"Really mature!" The boy said. "Can't you see she's really afraid?"

"I was only kidding!" Zach answered.

"Some prankster you are." He walked at Kitt and chased the spider away. "Are you al right?"

"Ehm, yeah. Thanks."

The boy smiled. "It was nothing. I'm Jez. I'm off to visit my uncle at Serenay Moon. How about you?"

Zach bumped in. "We are on our way to the Moon Tournament. And I don't like you."

"Don't worry, I feel the same." Jez replied. He turned at Kitt. "Shall we go to a place without spiders?"

"Please." Kitt took the arm he offered. "My name is Kitt."

Jez and Kitt left and Zach stayed behind. Growling, he sat down. He saw a frog looking at him. "What are you looking at?!" He snapped.

Scared, the frog leaped away.

 

After a few hours, Zach decided to go back to the city at the PHR. He stepped into a pool room. There he saw Kitt and Jez. He walked at them.

Kitt saw him and walked at him too. "Where were you?" She exclaimed. "I was worried sick!"

"Sorry." Zach mumbled.

Jez greeted him. "Hey, I'm sorry about that punch man. How about a game to make it all up?"

"Great idea." Kitt replied. "I'll get something to drink." She walked away.

Jez took a cue and shot a ball at other balls. "You know, you are really lucky with Kitt. She asked me to go to the gala tonight with her. Better make up with her again."

"Why should I?" Zach asked and saw Jez hitting another ball.

Jez looked up. "You might not get a second chance." He answered and put the last ball in a hole.

 

That night, Zach was dressed for the gala and waited for Kitt. He was at the PHR in a big conference room, replicated from the year 2000. Zach sat at the side. Jez had him told what to do, he only hoped it would work.

The doors went open again and Jez and Kitt stepped inside. Zach's breath was gone for a minute! Kitt wore a beautiful dress and her hair was loose again.

Zach shook his head. 'Stick to the plan', he thought.

"Hey Zach!" Zach looked up. Jez and Kitt walked at him. "What a coincidence! Hey, Look who... ehm... what..." Zach looked at Jez and slapped himself upside his head. He was going to ruin his own plan! "Oh whatever! I'm gone!" He pushed Zach and Kitt together.

Kitt blushed a bit. "Ehm, hi. You look okay."

"Thanks, ehm... you look okay too." Zach looked at his feet and Kitt looked away. When Zach looked aside also, he saw Jez doing something. He didn't understand what he was doing. Suddenly, Jez grabbed a girl away from her partner with a quick "Sorry Miss" and danced with her.

Zach now understood what he mend. "Ehm, Kitt, shall we dance?"

"Okay." Kitt softly answered.

Jez let go of the girl. "Finally." He sighed, when suddenly the boyfriend of his borrowed girl stood before him. "Oops!"

 

Zach led Kitt to the dance floor and started dancing with her. It felt like the floor was vanishing underneath them and that they were dancing on the clouds. Zach now knew what Jez mend with being lucky. Kitt looked so beautiful, why hadn't he seen that before?

Kitt felt happy too. She asked Jez to come with her to make Zach jealous and now she knew that wasn't necessary any more. This was a perfect moment, why couldn't it last forever?

The moment became more perfect when Zach softly kissed Kitt. This was so magical! Kitt looked in his eyes, she never felt so whole!

"Kitt?" Zach asked. He took something from his pocket. It was a necklace with a small silver heart. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

Kitt felt so happy and took the necklace, when she suddenly remembered something. She turned around, tears filled her eyes and she ran away.

"Kitt?!" He yelled. Zach wanted to follow her, but Jez (or what was left from him) stopped him.

"She'll  let you know what bugs her when she's ready." He advised. "Let her be alone for now."

 

In their room, Kitt softly cried. "Too hard...." She sniffed. "It's just too hard."

 

End of episode  19

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